Great Britain wanted the land in the new world so they fought The Seven Years’ War‚ or the French and Indian War. During the war‚ Britain allowed the colonies to function mostly independently in a practice called salutary neglect. When the war was over‚ Great Britain tried to assume tighter control of the colonies. However‚ a long period of salutary neglect had changed the colonists’ thinking and way of life. After the war‚ the colonies wanted to govern themselves‚ wanted to keep their economy from
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The French & Indian War‚ 1754-1763‚ changed the political‚ economic‚ and ideological relationship between Great Britain and the American Colonies permanently. The war resulted in three major changes‚ the Colonists beginning to reject British rule‚ refusing to pay taxes‚ and the loyalties toward the mother country beginning to break. These changes in the relationship of the Colonies and Britain were such a huge deal that‚ when combined‚ they led up to the American Revolution. The Colonists rejected
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Essay #4 The French and Indian War‚ a colonial manifestation of the same forces and tensions that erupted in the European Seven Years’ War‚ was‚ quite simply‚ a war about expansionism. The French and the English were competing for land and trading privileges in North America; which lead to land dispute‚ particularly the Ohio Valley. Each nation saw this territory necessary to seize to increase its own power and wealth while limiting the strength of its rival. Although the war itself occurred from
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& Battles‚ French & Indian War http://www.polytechnic.org/faculty/gfeldmeth/fandiwar.html Key Events & Battles‚ French & Indian War The Death of Wolfe by Benjamin West‚1770 (National Gallery of Canada at Ottawa) Location Notes/Significance Western Pennsylvania Gen. Braddock’s force of 1450 men British defeated at Ft. 1755 (present-day surrounded and defeated by Indian Duquesne Pittsburgh) and French-Canadian forces New British commander (Lord Loudoun) closely managed the war American colonists
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French and Indian War The French become friends with the Native Americans and they help them in this war. Both of them are against the British. The French gives the Native Americans guns. This makes them (N.A.) want to stay friendly with them. The Wars of Imperialism are fought for: 1. Territory 2. Resources 3. New Trade Markets. Ohio River Valley- The French and British want it‚ specially for the fur trade. 3 Rivers The British have to rely on the colonists to fight the French
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French and Indian war was caused by American Settlers moving westward‚ and as a result‚ to having a war.The French and Indian War was a deadly war. It was some of the Indian tribes and French fighting against the colonies and British. They had a war because the colonies started to move westward‚ so the Indians got mad and told the French people The French and Indian War was caused by the American colonies. They wanted to move westward‚ to own some land and they needed more land for the United State
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The French and Indian War was fought in North America from 1754 to 1763 as a part of the global conflict known as the Seven Years War‚ which involved many Great Powers of the 18th Century. The War was fought principally between the British‚ supported by the American colonists‚ and the French‚ supported by the Indians‚ over control of territories in North America. By the mid-1700’s‚ both the French and the British established extensive colonies in North America to take advantage of the land’s rich
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Effects of French & Indian War The French and Indian War‚ or The Seven Years War‚ had a significant impact on American colonists‚ their relationship with the motherland of Great Britain but none more so than the Indian tribes of the interior. Britain’s victory over France would‚ in essence‚ change the world at that time. It would not create a peaceful existence for those remaining in the Colonies. Hostilities grew at an alarming rate within the interior of the country due in part to an Indian uprising
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French and Indian war DBQ The french and Indian war was a major catalyst in the desire for independence amongst the american colonies. Although the Britain came out victorious‚ the consequences outweighed the positives. As a result‚ the French and Indian war led to Great britain exerting more political and economic control over the colonies exacerbating the ideological divide between the two. Unfair tariffs and exertion of control over the colonies by the British would lead to American colonist
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In 1754‚ a war between Britain and France with their Indian allies broke out in North America that came to be known as The French and Indian War. The war ended in 1763 with the Treaty with Paris where Britain acquired Spanish Florida and all remaining French North American land (Document A). Throughout the war and for some time after‚ the actions of the American Colonies’ Mother Country caused many colonists to feel some resentment towards them. The French and Indian War created tension between Great
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